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Assessment of the Skin Flashcards

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1
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AIL: Excessive perspiration

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Hyperhidrosis

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AIL: Foul smelling perspiration

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Bromhidrosis

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AIL: Absence of red tone in the skin

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Pallor

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4
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Color of conjunctiva of anemic patients

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White

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AIL: Skin has bluish tinge

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Cyanosis

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6
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Cyanosis causes a bluish tinge due to lack of _____

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Oxygenation

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7
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AIL: Skin has yellowish tinge

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Jaundice

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Adjective to describe a yellowish tinge

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Icteric

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9
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Jaundice suggests a problem in the _____ or _____

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Liver, gallbladder

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10
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_____ gives color to stool and urine

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Bilirubin

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AIL: Redness associated with rashes

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Erythema

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12
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AIL: Patches of skin darken

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Hyperpigmentation

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13
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Pigment that gives us color

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Melanin

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14
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Melanin prevents exposure of _____

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Ultraviolet light

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15
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AIL: Patches of skin lighten

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Hypopigmentation

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16
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AIL: Complete or partial lack of melanin

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Albinism

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17
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AIL: Excess interstitial fluid

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Edema

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18
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Edema suggests _____ or _____ problem

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Cardiac, renal

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19
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AIL: Skin is swollen, shiny, and taut

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Edema

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20
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Presence of abnormality in the skin

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Lesion

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21
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Classification of lesion that appears initially in response to some changes in the internal and external environment of the skin

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Primary lesion

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Classification of lesion that do not appear initially but result from modification such as chronicity, trauma, or infection of the primary lesion

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Secondary lesion

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23
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AIL: Small amount of hemorrhage

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Petechia

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AIL: Bruising

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Ecchymosis

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AIL: Very large bruise

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Purpura

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AIL: elevated because of blood accumulation

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Hematoma

27
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Equal in both sides of the body

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Symmetrical

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Not equal in both sides of the body

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Asymmetrical

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Type of lesion: a flat circumscribed area of color with no elevation of its surface

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Macule

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Type of lesion: larger than macule

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Patch

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Type of lesion: circumscribed with a solid elevation of the skin

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Papule

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Type of lesion: larger than papule

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Plaque

33
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Type of lesion: solid mass that extends deeper into the dermis

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Nodule

34
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Type of lesion: solid mass larger than a nodule

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Tumor

35
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Type of lesion: circumscribed elevation containing serous fluid or blood

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Vesicle

36
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Type of lesion: larger fluid filled vesicles

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Bullae

37
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Type of lesion: encapsulated fluid mass or a semi solid mass in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis

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Cyst

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Arrangement of lesion: individual separate and distinct

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Discrete

39
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Arrangement of lesion: lesions are clustered

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Grouped

40
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Arrangement of lesion: lesions merge and run together

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Confluent

41
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Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in a circular manner

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Annular

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Arrangement of lesion: scattered all over the body

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Generalized

43
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Arrangement of lesion: lesions that form a line; snake like

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Linear

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Arrangement of lesion: lesions arranged in concentric circles resembling a bull’s eye

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Polycyclic

45
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Arrangement of lesion: linear arrangements along a nerve root

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Zosteriform

46
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Arrangement of lesion: vesicle or bullae filled with pus

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Pustules

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Arrangement of lesion: relatively reddened, elevated localized collections of edema fluid in the epidermis causing irregular elevation that may be red

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Wheal

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Arrangement of lesion: dilated capillary, fine red lines

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Telangiectasia

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Arrangement of lesion: pinpoint red spots

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Petechiae

50
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Secondary lesion: thickened epidermal cells that flakes off

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Scale

51
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Secondary lesion: dried serum, pus, or blood on the skin surface

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Crust

52
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Secondary lesion: layers of the skin becoming thickened and rough as a result of rubbing over a prolonged period of time

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Lichenification

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Secondary lesion: linear crack in the epidermis that can extend to the dermis

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Fissure

54
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Secondary lesion: loss of all parts of the epidermis

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Erosion

55
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Secondary lesion: linear or hollowed out crusted area exposing dermis

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Excoriation

56
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Secondary lesion: decrease in the volume of the epidermis

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Atrophy

57
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Secondary lesion: formation of connective tissue, fibrous tissue that replaces dermal tissue after injury

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Scar

58
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Secondary lesion: an excavation extending into the dermis or below

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Ulcer

59
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Secondary lesion: enlarging of a scar past wound edges due to excess collagen formation

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Keloid

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